Window frame and sash construction



Sept.y 14, 1943. R. T. AXE 2,329,238

l wINDOw FRAME AND sAsx-x CONSTRUCTION y Filed Agg. 20, 1941 l 2 sheets-Sheet 1 v 179./ 5 v er Septull,A 1943. R T, AXE

wINDow FRAME AND sAsH oNsTRUcTIoN lfiled Aug. zo, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 VENTOR,

x Ihe invention consists/ struction. Y

aWINDOWFRAMEANDSASH"V l i CONSTRUCTION i iw @am This invention relatesfto Window constructions, and hasfor its objectfai'window sash and v.Window frame construction by u hielrv asa shi frame with vrounding--' or ners ,c anfhef ;'r'eac i 1y ..adaptedy and ap,- .pliedv to rectangular-Window openings', giving a stream-lined effect, ,and'also features of con-.

struction by which the sash the rsash `guide are readily" appliedto the ,Window openings `and readily- .`demount able andl at the.' saine time-71s Weather 'tightl andv held against looseness @and rattlng- Other vobjects'and; features 4101116234' in the specification. i f l' Y@novel-fenatures in ,the combinations andicons t-ructions hereinafterfset forthandclaimed. v

In describing this inyention, reierene ishadl to fthe-accompanying drawings nfwhich like characters .designate olrspgdngj partsin all.. the vieu/feg.,- m

Figure 1 .i s anieleyatioln valtions'n of opposite sides offt rheiporton thesashg l Figure 6 isjan isoinetricf vie'wof the retain ng strip. I Q

Figure 7 'is -a fragmentary lisometric view of the portionoi the Window'frarne with 'which the@ retaining means coacts.

Figure 8- is.a fragmen y' isometrieview of thev insert inv` th'eframe Inembe'r- 'showing th-resilient 'Figure l9 is a det ilisometricviewrofathe resilig v ent'mounting', a f

Figure 10"-is1 an .enlargedv sectional: View Aonb l"ne n rine.hai/fingrounding ners at 2;. this bein'g formed vtoreceve a glass I designates a sash fr panel 3 :and .also formed Witha peripheral or re-entrant channel -lI opening through .the v.edge

of the frame. The channel4 isflocatedlin the .plane ofythe Iglass 3, The-.frame is `alsoliormed With Aanchannel 5 located outof the'plane'of the len Augustin, 1941,sria1.N 4675637 (Ql; `18s-76) l gethervr with the. bottom ofv the. channel 4 Vforins an angular recess for-receiving .the margin'ofthe glasspane 3. A-suitable resilient seating vstrip 8 is located in thsfangularachannel against'the abutment Wall 'I and thefgloottpnrv vya1 l o f `the -channel `4. The :outer -Wall= 9 of;y the channel-y lis ofless Width. than thefabutmentjwall I and isgof such Width as -toperrnit ,the glass? panel tobe placed flatwisein the angular-channel-against y.the rseating strip 8. ff The glazing strip hasabase portion in `thechannel 5 and al .head portion .ex-

` *tending inwardlyoutio thechannel lopposing the `seaings'trip 8 and pressing againstthe margin .Ofatheglass pane 3*- i 2;

In order to' re'adily y and economically adapt `the sashwith the rounding corners to the rectangular Window frarnes or openings, ii 1lerfstrips are provided lSeateclgin the.- peripheral `c l'iarnrel' of YV.the Sash flfarnegl,V

. one forinof ller strip-isv providedalong the bottom rail anda different'one-along .the stiles and `tfoizirail.lls in inost of the window constructions, Ithe sash is Capable of. being' raised and, lowered and the frceapplied to the bottom rail, the. 159.1",-

' tom lleris. of arigidconstruction, Inwin'dows fwhere thesash' isuroppfd tojopen and the' handles I0 (Figllefmydesignates ,.theflller strip along .the'bottm-Lral- .Thiais f orined of metal, and

preferabliffof lshe'et'frnetal. shaped to form a head `.Il I alongthe inner edgel thereof, snugly Vfitting in g1ass 3 andopening inwardly, this channel 5 beingor thepurpose .o f receiving va glazing strip.

'.Ashere shown, therarne is vformedup from a rsheet' metal-.hlankto provide thechannelsl,V 5- and also provide anabutent VWall I on the outer ,sidefof the vSashfthat vis;I the side of the Astructure forlfc'ar body to which. the window' is applied, this abutment extendinginwardly far enough' to lap the margin of the'glass pane.u wall I tov-l1.

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atits ends serves a purpose to be presentlydefsfcribedlThe. headIZfsupportsthe -buer stripv and is censiderablyyL v I der ,.thanfthe. head II The ilportionptthe Strip-be, I

I1 designates the sash locks, these being mounted on the intermediate portion. or web of the iiller strip I0 in the channel I4 and including a bolt I8v and a suitable mechanism including a handle I9 for operating the bolt. The bolt I8 coacts with the rack on the window frame as will be presently described.l

The filler strip the frame I, leaving a space generally triangular in general form, which is lledby a -iililer fn along thetQ-.1;e i n`'rar-i` extends beyond the rounding corners of the frame I and beyond the Vertical plane of the edge oil.

strip, as will be hereinafter described, On the-f outer side of the sash or the side opposite to that on which the sash locks are located, the,r

outer wall of the filler strip I0 is provided with 1j upward extensions 2| llin-gfout the Arounding corners of the sash -frame I', theupward extension being an extension of one side of chan-` nel of the head II, or an extension of oneof the bifurcations ofthe head II. The extension also extends later-ally 'beyond thepl'ane of the vertical edge of the sashvframel..

` 22 vdesignates theiiler strip between theupright sidesf of the frameY [fand along the-'filip thereof, this-being shaped to ysquare the upper corners of the Vvframe I". l'I'he filler stri-p` 22 isiitat "andis snugly fitted or secured in thechannel '4 in the upright and top sidesA of the frame t and projects out f saidchannel. `The vportions' `of the stri-ps' on the upright sidesof they framed or the Aprojectini-Z'. `portions 'thereof coa-ct with sash guides. The projection of the portion of the strip along the topv is coveredbya metal 'shield 23 in the form ofl `a channel- The lower ends of the stripZZfalon'f'g 'the upriglritsl lap be-V hind the extension 2'Iv andare seated at their lower ends in the ends of the channelv IIl of the bifurcated head II. The lower portions off-the upright filler strips l2-2V are also recessed,l so that of the extension 2l. Exposed portion-'s ofi/the `11'e,r strip at the ,corners of the sash are. jointed.

a. channel-shaped `member-"2S seeur'ediwith the bottom-of' the channel formation against the post or window frame structure, one lsidejwffof'the channel. being hi'gherthan Vthe` other'123`; an in'- sert '30 in' the channeifshaped"memberfs,and a the body and the folded-over portion.

are also additionally secured to the body in any edge thereof and spaced apart at intervals along the lengthwise edge of the body, lugs `36 also spaced apart along the lengthwise edge of the body and having lengthwise'` extending straight hooks 31 which form slots 38 opening through like ends of the-lugs, and an outer cover strip 39. The lugs- `are preferably, paired with the springsl 35 and the springs ov'ezjlie thelugs. 'Ihe lugs and springs are secured to the body 4, and as here shown, the body is folded upon Vitself at 40 and the lugs and springs vextended between They suitable manner, asA by screws extending through screw :holes 4I The cover strip 39 is folded around the folded-over portion of the body of Vthe retaining strip.` The screw holes 4I extend through one wall of the cover 39. A As seen inFigure 7, the channel-shaped frame member 26 is also provided with ahollow raised lengthwise rib portionll! on lthey side-thereof on `which kthe 'lower side'l of the channel is located, YthisY being 'usually foi-'med integral with-the narrower side-,23: of the channelt formation'of the member 26.. 1l The rib '42 is provided-with length.'-

urne retainingstrip is piacedfin posiomfby a.

rectilinear movement edgewiseto pass the lugs r36 'and springs 35 through the slots 143: and; then tg() the surfaces thereof are. flush 4with thelslurfaces vertically to interlock' the hooks 31? with the like end wallsof the slots 43. When the retaining 'strip 3l vis placedin position, thesprings'S Vpress'against the channel-shaped member 'and giye a bias to iti'ie-'retaimngstri-pto press it `against the wearfsti'ip 132. fThe'retain-ing strip is removed by the reverseof these operations to permit thefsasl-r to be demountedr` freni"-y thevwindow frame.` 'Phe-insert',4 33 is resiliently mounted Ain the channel-shapedirarne member 2G, and as here4 shown, lis. mounted on rubber blocks 45 spaced apart' iat intervals. f The' insert'vis held in position by yserews as AMl 4extending' tljrrongl'i the' same and throghtherubber blocks I 5 and threading in .the bdttdmj@tithe@kannst-Shaped .'menrberlljthe s crws extending" through holes ll'u and`41 in-theinsert and in therubber'blocks and. threading into the bottomof the channelshaped member 26. By'ti'ght'ening or-Ioo'sening these screws, when the. sash equipment. isA being installed, fthe rubber blocks nmay be placed under more or less compression and may bel advjusted fronsrti-me to. timef. .The purpose otzthe demountable retainingstrip 3l "orthe' side off the Y member 2.6' on which tl'zel'mver.sidewall-123'is located.' The insertiil `is .located in the 'channel member against; the bottom thereof; this being A f in thev form of` an inverted channel slidably' fttlxil and resilientlyrnounted in 'the member 26. Y32 desgnatesawea strip ofbros material; U- shaped in' general ltorni andi mountedl in` the channel member ZG'andbottomin'gfon the insert 38. yThe Ueshaped wear strip.v embracesthe laterall-y projecting'portion of theiler -strip y22. Preferably' 'Glfmed With 2....metl'1lklg` 33 which is secured,v as'- by am adhesive at I-L to the pi'oietingfportion of' theller strip 22, so thatthev wear strip rides.' upv and down as a unitjwith the window and? slides in the sashguide-Zi. Y

. The demoii-ntable retaining strip TBI"x (Figures 3 and' 6)k comprises 4a body` 3k having: springsl',

as leaf springs, extending beyond one 'lengthwise' :1 rubber blocks: is to compensate for misalinetnents in the..y post structure',4 as ;the posts "may not lbe parallelf One may be vertical and the other manned slightly, v or both-maybe mennedsiight- 1y. By reason' of the rubber blociis,'^suchmis' alinements maybe. compensated` mrwithont-v in terfering with the `raising andlowerhgfof the as designatesmekfstnpsforenacting wththe lyingl-thebottom ofthecha'nnel formation ofI the insert 3l and formed` with offsets Slt-Sl' extending l through slotsin'the bottom of therchannelforrrration oftheinsert,gprovidingraclc teeth o-rnotches.

The racks'y may be suitably'seeuredfin position, as [by welding, thev bottomj of the channel :formation groin/#ofso` thatthe racks iiejflush with the bottomy .foi the ohannel'formati'on. y l y enough to .extend'hetween holes 46 and lietrwee'in being orrned, with .a lengthwiseldepressionor Ihe "sections are 'long vided with passages through which the bolts of the sash lock extend.

What I claim is: l. `A Window sash construction` comprising a sash frame having means for receiving'v a glass:

pane and formed with a circumferential channel openingl through the edge off the frame, the frame having `rounding corners, fillerjstrips extending edgewise relatively to thefrarne and squaring theY cornersof the sash at'the rounding corners of..

the frame, the filler strips being seated in said v 2. A Window rsash construction comprising ai sash frame having means for receiving a 4glass pane and formed Withfa circumferential channel opening ythrough theedge ofthe frame and ller strips formed of rigid material extending edgewise relatively to the frame and havingtheir inner margins nxedly secured in the channel.

3. A window sash construction comprising a'- sashfrarne having meansl for receiving a glass pane'and formed with a circumferential channel opening 'through the" edgey of 'the frame, the. frame whaving rounding corners, filler strips' adapted for sliding engagement'with a windowv frame extending edgewise relative to the sash "portion providing a lengthwise y channel, and i sash locks mounted in the channely and includsash frame having means for receiving a glass pane and a channel opening through the edge of `Athe frame alongone side thereof,` a ller strip extending edgewise yrelatively to the sash frame and having a headportion'seated in the channel, an intermediate'-web portion and a head portion at the outer edge of the web portion, the v intermediate Web'portion being in line with like sides of the head portions, whereby the heads are offset on one side of the plane 'of the web ing vbolts extending lengthwise of the channel beyond the edge ofy the slash frame.

-8.MA. sash construction comprising a sash frame having-means kfor receiving a glass pane and with a circumferential channel opening rfthrough theedge of theframe, the frame having rounding corners anda filler strip of rigid material extending edgewise relative to the sash 1 frame and having fa `head portion secured in the l'channel along onekside kof the frame,y a strip Y extending beyond the rounding corners to the frame and squaring the'cornersof `the sash frame at the rounding corners thereof, said filler strips,

being xedly secured insaid channel.

4. Av window'sash construction comprising a sash frame having means for receiving ka glass pane and formed with a circumferential channel opening through the edge of the frame, the

frame `having rounding.y corners, filler strips ladapted for sliding engagement with-a Window frame extending edgewise relatively to the frame and squaring thecorners of the sash frame at the outwardly therefrom, and a wear strip inthe form of a channel U shaped in cross sectionembracing the outwardly extending portions of said wear strip.

5. `A windovvgsash construction comprisingv a sash frame formed with means for receiving a glass pane and a re-entrant circumferential channel opening through the edge of the sashv lframe andbeing inthe plane of the glass receiving means, filler strips extending edgewise relative to the frame and -xed inthechannel, the sash frame having rounding corners and the filler strips squaring the corners of the sash frame at the rounding corners thereof.. s

6. A window sash construction comprising a` sash frame having'l means for receiving a glass Y pane and a channel opening through the edge of l, the framealong one side thereof, a filler strip extending edgewise relatively to the sash frame and vhaving a lengthwise head portion fixedly` secured in the channel, an intermediate web portion and a head portion at the outer edge of the web portion, and a wear '7.'A Window sash construction comprising a strip` carried by the ,lat-

ter head portion.

kedge `of thesash, ller strips extending along the upright edges of the frame and beingxed in the channel therein, the latter strips having like ends coacting with the head portion of the former' llerstrip at.; the rounding corners of y the sash frame.

9. A window sash construction comprising a vsash frame having means for receiving av glass pane and with a circumferential channel opening through the edge of thel frame, the frame v having rounding corners, va ller stripofl rigid rounding corners thereof, saidnller strips being nxedly -secured in Asaid channel and extending-v i Window frame.

, material extending edgewise-relativegtothe,sash

frame and having a channelshaped head portion seated in the channel alongone side of the `frame,

the strip extendingbeyond the rounding corners to the edge of the frame, ller strips extending 40` along the upright edges of the frame and seated inthe channel therein, the latter stripshaving like ends seated in the channel shaped head portion of the former filler strip atthe rounding corners of the sash frame. i

having a head portion seated in they channel along one sideof the frame, the strip extending beyond the rounding corners to the upright edges of the frame. nller stripsextending along the..

upright edges of the sash and seated in the channel therein, the latte'rstripsl having like ends co4- vacting with the head portion of the former filler strip at the roundingcorners ofthe sash frame,

' the edgesof the` ller strips-along the Aupright edges being alined with theend edges of the first fillerstrip and coacting to serve as guidesfor the sash during slidingfm'ovement thereofin a novr T. Aim.' 

